What is the importance of afferents, efferents, & the control center in defecation reflex?
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What is the importance of afferents, efferents, & the control center in defecation reflex?
Movement of Stool:
Humans have to expel food waste products through a process called defecation. It's a complicated process that requires good coordination between the nervous, musculoskeletal, and GI systems
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View this answerThe nerve cells called rectal afferents give us the urge of fullness in the rectum, and it provides the desire to go to the toilet. The efferent...
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